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Mocking: Ziggy Ansah

April 9th, 2013

When the Bucs let banged up defensive end Michael Bennett walk away, the move, though smart, left the Bucs thin up front. And vulnerable.

So Bucs rock star general manager Mark Dominik is putting much faith in oft-injured Da’Quan Bowers to put in a full season healthy at left end? That may be a gamble. That’s not even factoring in whether Adrian Clayborn can fully recover from an ugly knee injury (before you type it, not every NFL player is Adrian Peterson).

Oh, and Roy Miller is gone, too. The Bucs’ defensive line, not exactly reminiscent of the Fearsome Foursome, is now razor thin.

That’s why Joe will not be shocked at all if the Bucs pick a defensive lineman at No. 13.

Bucky Brooks of NFL.com thinks the same way. In his recent mock draft, he has the Bucs selecting BYU defensive end Ziggy Ansah.

Ansah would be a hell of an addition, and in Joe’s mind Ansah would immediately give the Bucs a feared pass rush. Ansah is a rare cat. He has size, he has speed, his arms are crazy long. He could be the next Too Tall Jones.

Man, this guy could be great- with the emphasis on could. I thought we had moved passed the days of drafting high for potential and not proof. Zeke shows tremendous upside, but has limited football experience (similar to Margus). I would like to think that we would look at players with extensive experience and proven abilities seeing as we are still a relatively young and inexperienced team. What happened to looking at Team Captains and First Team Conference players. Not knocking him- just don’t want boom or bust with top picks

I know his natural position is DE. My issue is that i believe, if we’re going to go with DL in the first round, we need a guy that can play the position that we’re “missing.”

Schiano & Co. have pretty much showed (and told) us that they plan on Bowers being “the guy” at LDE this year. I don’t see the value in drafting a guy in the first round that is only going to be a rotational player.

Right DT is better or the high pick and late rounds we can get depth at de or pick some off the street regardless how u feel about Dom he does have a nack for findin talent in the street or on the PS of our teams

WOW man, your right. just watched some of his film for the first and I can instantly see why this guys got so much hype. his closing speed is INCREDIBLE. the best ive seen in years. that alone should ensure hes long gone by the time we pick. I think I got a new favorite player in this draft. lol

One of the defensive lineman will hold more value at #13 than a CB. I could easily see the pick being a DE. Not so sure a DT would be the pick considering the lack of interest the Bucs had in resigning Miller. Tilted NT doesn’t look like a position they put a lot of value in, unless they expect more from the position than Miller could provide. Considering the lack of star talent in the top of the draft, I would think Dominik has his sights on trading down. If that’s the case, the focus could shift back to corner.

@BirdDoggers:
“…unless they expect more from the position than Miller could provide.”

I think that was the issue. He was nice and stout against the run, but provided very little in terms of pass rushing. I would think they want someone who is more complete and offers at least a “threat” of a pash rush ability.